Karen Cook's heirs apparent: Mark Sorrell and Anthony Gutman

If Karen Cook is queen of UK M&A at Goldman Sachs, these two investment bankers are the princes

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Matt Turner in New York

Updated: September 30, 2014 10:05 pm GMT

If Karen Cook is queen of UK M&A at Goldman Sachs, Mark Sorrell and Anthony Gutman are the princes.

The two took over as co-heads of UK investment banking three years ago after Julian Metherell - who had been close to Cook - left to start an investment firm with ex-BP chief executive Tony Hayward. Both Sorrell and Gutman had been earmarked for the top from early on in their careers.